Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 48 Shloka 35

उपशान्तवणिक्पण्या the markets of the traders remaining closed, नष्टहर्षा with delight destroyed, निराश्रया without support, अयोध्या नगरी city of Ayodhya, नष्टतारम् starless, अम्बरमिव sky, आसीत् appeared.

With markets closed, the city of Ayodhya cheerless and shelterless looked like the sky without stars.